Looking for Alaska (cover)

Hi! My cover of looking for alaska by Liane Graham. I hope you like it!
It might not have been perfect or even great but I reckon it's a good effort, right?
I'm not being payed to promote this book nor did anyone ask me to do so, I just really, like it.

Original song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrGOHDbY3zc
John Green on Looking for Alaska: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0pz5g5FP0g

Category:

Music

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• guitar
• song
• vlogbrothers
• Liane Graham
• musician
• singing
• book
• fiveawesomegirls
• lianeandthemusic
• singer
• acoustic

[crayonlightning]

This is one of my favorite songs ever ever ever!

Nice cover! And good job spreading the awesomeness that is Looking for Alaska.

[Malupupa]

@crayonlightning Why, thank you! :)

[Malupupa]

@lianeandthemusic thank you so much!! Coming from you this really, really means a lot! :D

[lianeandthemusic]

@Malupupa I really don't care how you play it! If you were going to sound exactly like me it would be a lame cover. Music is supposed to be fun, and I'm glad you're having fun. Please keep practicing! You sound really good.

[Malupupa]

@lissakw well this works for me :P, but thanks for the tips! :)

[lissakw]

@Malupupa Liane plays it down-down-down-up-down-up. You play it down-up-down-down-down-up. Properly, it would be down-down-up-up-down-up.

So it wasn't the way Liane intended it to be played (and really, I doubt she cares), but I can totally understand that it won't work for you.

[Malupupa]

@lissakw won't worh with this pattern (for me), this is the way the original artist intended it to be played

[lissakw]

@Malupupa No, do one down, then one up!

[Malupupa]

@lissakw cool, thanks for the tips! :) Though I think that's pretty hard when you need to do two strums down this close together compared to the rest of the song :S

[lissakw]

@Malupupa Something to keep in mind is that you want a consistent down-up motion. Always keep the same speed, and choose which up and down strokes to strum.

[Malupupa]

@lissakw thanks! I haven't worked on it much, never had any training either. Basically this is the first song using chords that I've played on the guitar. I haven't been playing for very long at all and most of the stuff I play is not strumming but picking. But I'll try and work on it! :)

[lissakw]

Nice cover! However (and this is coming from someone with a minimal amount of training on guitar), how much have you worked on your strumming technique? It's a little awkward.

[Malupupa]

@defense360 Thankyou! :D it means a lot! I wasn't too sure about this one

[defense360]

this is great!!

[Malupupa]

@madalinionutpreda wow, that was quick, really quick! thank you soooo much! I'll get right to it ;)

[madalinionutpreda]

wooow..you're beyond amazing!!Ur voice is so beautiful. I accidently clicked on your video but, I'm so happy I did....Incredible talent and such a sweet spirit!

Keep the vids posting and don't ler nobody bring you down!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thumbs Up:)

I sing too & if it's not to much to ask could you leave me a comment at my cover of "Someone like you" by Adele?? Thank you >:D<